Only half of the TRW striking workers got called back to work Wednesday: Cayuga Neighbors Today

View full sizeLauren Long / The Post-StandardFile photo - TRW employee Helen Suarez, of Auburn, (left) and former TRW employee Jodie Adams, also of Auburn, (right) wave as motorists honk to show their support for striking workers outside the company.

The Auburn Citizen is reporting that on Wednesday, 70 of the 144 TRW striking union workers were recalled to return to work in order of seniority at the Crane Brook Drive plant.

Since the TRW strike began on May 8, 141 permanent replacement workers were hired.

Gregory Large, president of the International Chemical Workers Union Local 192-C, said the contract ratified May 31 by a 70-54 vote from union members allows for current members to be recalled during the next two years as the replacement workers leave their positions.

TRW and its union agreed on a new contract May 31 that included a buyout option for the workers, again in order of seniority, for those who wished to retire.

Union President, Gregory Large says that what the company is doing is legal, but union members say they think it’s not right.